08-21-08 12:29 PM
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Quote from romanus:
As such it appears as if the trend has changed.
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See those horizontal lines in the Volume Pane of your charts? Perhaps, a reason exists for including them. Note how Volume moves from 'just above DU' (at 10:56 YM [close of] Bar) to the 'Extreme' levels within 4 minutes.
Note how Volume first shows increasing Volatility with increasing Volume, but then shows decreasing volatility on increasing Volume.
What you see here is a change in Pace - similar in fact to the recent change in pace which gave ivob (and others) difficulty.
In this specific example, one simply knows to fan the RTL of the Red Traverse because the trend (down) has not ended, nor did the market provide any indication of a change in dominance prior to the change in pace.
HTH.
- Spydertrader
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08-05-08 08:18 PM
Bar 4 shows the trader a Sym Pennant (the market moves sideways confirming the change signal on the previous bar) and Bar 5 heads higher (as the market indicated two bars prior) breaking out of the Pennant on increasing black Volume. The next two bars provide additional higher highs on additional increasing black Volume. What appears as Peak Volume exhibits a subtle difference to the actual signal - Pace Acceleration. One can study the effects of Pace Acceleration by reviewing the 5 minute ES on 7-30-2008 from 15:15 to EOD. How can we know for sure Bar 7 doesn't signal Peak volume? Bar 8 moves higher. Of course, in hindsight this is perfectly clear. However, in real time, (once differentiated) the difference is also crystal clear. I leave to you the work of differentiation.
As to whether or not a Traverse exists on the 4 bar run up in Price and Volume, Ask yourself, "What do all Traverses have in common?" and "Do my annotations reflect this?"
Make sure you use only the tools avilable on the five minute ES.
- Spydertrader
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09-24-08 04:27 PM
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Quote from treeline:
On a related note, I think that a Step-Up in Pace is not quite the same as a Pace Acceleration in that a Step-Up in Pace doesn't require acceleration of the Gaussian slope. Is this correct? If so, then is it also correct that the above paragraph will hold true if we substitute the phrase "Step-Up in Pace" for the phrase "Pace Acceleration"?
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A 'step up' in pace (Pace Change) may develop in both dominant and non-dominant movement. Whereas, Pace Acceleration occurs only on the dominant side of things.
Pace Accleration often looks extremely similar to Peak volume (and requires differentiation for those who have yet to overcome this obstacle).
HTH.
- Spydertrader
Quote from TIKITRADER:
Looks like you have done some serious professional work in the past with idea boards,
nice work.

Quote from Tums:
I am intrigued... this might just be the thing we can use to learn how to learn.
Quote from gravitonium77:
Clearly, MUCH is being held back. Too bad, this is hardly what Mr Hershey had in mind vis a vis paying it forward. [/B]

Check the bars' mode... The black long bar was still in Down mode, which led to the Lateral that followed. Also, look for traverse level changes!Quote from ptunic:
Today so far.. I think we have a new uptrend, black is dominant. This is assuming bar 8 is really lower red gaussian peak and is an ibgs with substantial black volume.